could you specify? I have several tables in different txt files ( I use MIKtex to compile them). While I can edit the 'bla'part the finished pdf always exhibits Table1:bla......
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Tim HeinertJan 28 '13 at 22:49

@TimHeinert Usually the tables are put in the main file, not in separate files; in any case you don't compile separately them: use \input (and the included files shouldn't have \documentclass and \begin{document}.
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egregJan 28 '13 at 22:53

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@Tim --- I don't understand what you want. Your last comment seems to contradict the one before!
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Ian ThompsonJan 28 '13 at 23:37

Note that you set it to the value it would have had before the table in question.

But do you really have good reason to keep your tables in separate documents? By doing so, you lose out on LaTeX's automatic numbering and all sorts of other goodies. If you can rearrange your workflow so that you can generate all tables in a single document, you'll be better off in the long run.